Mapping the situation of community interpreting in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=75utP~6xzn" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=75utP~6xzn</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2025.12.1.405" target="_blank" >10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2025.12.1.405</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mapping the situation of community interpreting in the Czech Republic

Original language description

In this article, we delve into the current situation of community interpreting in the Czech Republic, focusing on several aspects directly linked to this topic. Our primary objective is to analyze the community interpreting market, particularly in relation to the absence of qualification requirements for community interpreters. As a result, four groups of interpreters actively provide these services: professional interpreters, non-professional interpreters, intercultural workers and ad hoc interpreters who work privately, through NGOs, or as contractors of state institutions. We examine the available training options and certification processes in the Czech Republic and address the new challenges that have arisen with the outbreak of the migration crisis in 2022, including short-term and long-term responses. The roles of NGOs and academia in shaping the profile of community interpreters in the Czech Republic are also explored, given that there is no official registration of this profession with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Our study combines descriptive and empirical approaches, presenting up-to-date data on training for community interpreters, specifically within the project under the National Restoration Plan funded by the Ministry of Education. Furthermore, we present the findings of our research conducted in collaboration with NGOs, aiming to map the current situation of community interpreting services provided by them. The Institute of Translation Studies at Charles University closely cooperates with various stakeholders in the field of community interpreting, which enables us to provide an adequate overview of the current situation in this area of study.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60203 - Linguistics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

FITISPos International Journal

ISSN

2341-3778

e-ISSN

2341-3778

Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

ES - SPAIN

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

168-182

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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